Portable power driven saw



a G. J. SELLMEYER PORTABLEPOWER DRIVEN SAW 3 Sheets-Sheet l Filed May 31, 1959 1941- G. J. SELLM YER I PORTABLE POWER DRIVEN SAW Filed May 31, 1939 3 Sheets-Sheen. 2

Jame 24 11411.. G. J. SELLMEYER PORTABLE POWER DRIVEN SAW Filed May 31, 1939 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented June 24, 194i UEE PORTABLE POWER Gilbert .i. Seilmcyer, Indianapolis, limitn Application May 31, 1939, Serial No. 276,688

2 Claims.

This invention relates to saws and more particularly to a portable power driven saw.

An object of this invention is to provide a portable power driven saw which is so constructed that any operations capable of being performed on a, stationary saw structure may be performed on the portable saw structure.

Another object of this invention is to provide a saw structure of this kind wherein the rotating saw is movable relative to a stationary table, the saw being pulled forwardly or .backwardly relative to the table so as to perform the desired cutting operations.

A further object of this invention is to provide a saw of this character wherein the rotating saw together with the driving means therefore is movable relative to a stationary table and wherein the speed of the rotating saw is automatically out down when the saw has completed its cutting operation.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a saw structure of this kind wherein a material guiding bar. may be adjusted to any desired point about the entire area of the stationary table and in addition may be angularly adjusted relative to the line of travel of the saw.

A further object of this invention is to provide a saw structure of this kind wherein the saw table is adjustable relative to the rotating saw in order that any desired depth of cut may be made in the material.

A further object of this invention is to provide a saw structure of this kind wherein the rotating saw may be locked against longitudinal movement relative to the table so that the cutting o eration may be made in the same manner as ordinary circular saws mounted on a stationary bed.

To the above objects and to others which may hereinafter a pear, the invention consists of the novel construction. combination and arrangement of parts as will be more specifically referred to and as illustrated in the accompanyin drawings, wherein is illustrated an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications may be resorted to which fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a detail side elevation partly in section and partly broken away of a saw structure constructed according to an embodiment of this invention,

Figure 2 is a the device,

Figure 3 is a 3-3 of Figure 1,

Figure 4 is a sectional view'taken on the line Q4 of Figure 1,

plan view partly broken away of sectional view taken on the line Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 4,

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 2,

Figure 7 is a fragmentary bottom plan of the material guiding rail, and

Figure 8 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 8-8 of Figure 3.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral i ll designates generally a portable frame structure comprising a pair of upright tubular end posts it connected together at their upper ends by a horizontally and transversely disposed connecting member B2. A pair of rear upright posts it are connected together at their upper ends by a rear transverse tubular member it. A V-shaped lower frame member is connected at one side it thereof to the lower end of a post or upright member l3 and in the present instance, is formed integrally with a post it. The other side it of the V-shaped member IT is secured as by welding or the like to the lower end of a post H and preferably, this forward ber H is shorter in length than the side It. Each forward side It is continued forwardly of the post it and then bent inwardly as at iii. The terminal end of each extension 08 is provided with a flat hearing or fork portion it through which a wheel shaft 20 engages. A wheel 2! is rotatable on the shaft 20 and provides a means whereby when the rear end of the frame it is raised the entire frame may be readily moved to the desired location.

The forward frame bar l2 has secured thereto an angle bar 22 which has a vertical side 23 on the inner side of the frame ill. The vertical side of the angle bar 22 is provided with a pair of spaced apart blocks 24 and 25 and a pair of saw guide members 26 and 21 are secured at one end to the blocks 24 and 25 respectively. These guide members 26 and 21 are disposed in horizontal and parallel relation. The frame bar M has secured thereto as by welding or the like an angle member 28 comprising a vertical side member 29 and a horizontal side member 30. The vertical side member 29 has secured thereto a pair of blocks 30 and 3! which have secured thereto the opposite ends of the guide members 26 and 27. The guide members 26 and 21 are secured as by fastening devices 32 and 33 to the blocks 243 and 25 respectively and the opposite ends of the guide members 26 and 2? are secured as by fastening members it and 35 respectively to the blocks 30 and iii.

A material supporting table comprising a flat sheet 36 is disposed on top of the frame It and this flat sheet 36 is provided about the marginal edges thereof with a depending flange 31 which extends about the area of the frame ill as shown in Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4. The table 35 is hingedly side it of the V memsecured to the rear end of the frame ill by a hinge means 38 and the opposite end of the table 36 when in horizontal position is adapted to engage the upper surface of the horizontal side 39 of the I angle member 22. The free end of the table 36 may be adjusted vertically relative to the frame I 8 by means of a pair of threaded shafts or screws 48 which are threaded through blocks or fixed nuts 4| carried by the vertical side 23 of the angle member 22. A handle or crank 42 is fixed to the lower end of each shaft 48 and provides a means whereby the forward end of the table 36 may be raised or lowered.

The table 36 about the marginal edges thereof is provided with a rectangular guide frame 43 which is formed of angle members connected together at their ends with one side 44 of each angle member disposed in outwardly spaced relation to the flange 31 and parallel therewith. The other side 45 of the guide frame angle members is disposed in a horizontal position and extends outwardly of the table 36 and provides a. means whereby extensions in the form of boards or the like may be secured to the guide frame 43 with the upper surfaces of the boards substantially flush or coplanar with the upper surface of the table 36. In this manner substantially long boards may be engaged with the table 36 so as to perform the desired cutting thereof. The

frame 83 is held in a fixed position relative to the table 36 by means of securing members 86 (Figure 8) which engage the flange 3i and the vertical sides 44. Tubular spacing members 61 engage about the fastening members 66 so as to hold the frame member 43 in desired outwardly spaced relation to the table 36.

A material guiding board or rail 48 is adapted to be adjustably mounted on top of the table 36 and comprises an elongated member 49 (Figure 2) provided at its outer end with a recess 58 (Figure 6) within which a plate engages. The plate 5! is provided with a pair of downwardly extending parallel flanges 52 and 53 between which the vertical side 44 of the guide frame 43 is adapted to engage. The flange 52 engages between the vertical side 44 and the depending flange 31 and coacts withv the flange 53 in holding the plate 6i at right angles to the adjacent edge of the table 36. The guide member 48 is secured in adjusted position relative to the table 36 by means of a thread; bolt 54 provided with a hook end portion 55 engaging about the lower edge of the flange 31. A thumb nut 56 is threaded onto the opposite end of the bolt 54 and tightly holds the guide member 48 in adjusted position. In addition to holding the guide member 48 in adjusted position, the bolt 54 provides a pivot means through which the angular relation of the guide member 48 may be varied relative to the line of travel of the saw structure to be hereinafter described.

The guide member 48 at a point inwardly of the outer end thereof is provided with an arcuate slot or opening 51 (Figure 2) through which a clamping bolt 58 engages. The clamping bolt 58 is threaded through the plate 5! and a thumb nut 59 is threaded onto the bolt 58. Loosening of the nut 59 will permit swinging movement of the guide member 48 with the bolt 54 as a pivot.

A saw supporting member or carriage generally designated as 68 (Figure 4) is disposed below the table 36 and comprises a frame 6| having pairs of spaced apart ears 62 (Figure 3) between each pair of which a roller 63 engages, the roller 68 being mounted on a shaft or pin 84. The

rollers 63 are provided with grooved peripheral surfaces for engagement with the round guide member 26. A roller 65 is rotatably carried with the frame 6! and engages the squared or fiat guide bar 2'7. The frame 6! has secured thereto a pair of depending studs or rods 66 with which a. removable motor frame structure 61 (Figure 5) is adapted to engage. The motor frame structure 61 includes a pair of sleeve members 68 secured to a plate 69 and the sleeve members 68 may be secured in adjusted position to the studs 66 by set screws '18. The sleeves 68 may be connected together adjacent their upper ends by a connecting web H which may be formed integrally with the sleeve 68. Preferably, the plate or web member 69 is also formed integrally with the sleeves 68.

A saw arbor or shaft 12 is journalled in bearings 13 (Figure 4) carried by the frame 68 and has revolubly mounted thereon the roller 65. One end of the arbor or shaft 62 has a grooved pulley I4 secured thereto. The other end of the shaft or arbor i2 is threaded and a disc saw 15 is removably mounted on the threaded end of the arbor it. The table 36 is provided with an elongated slot i6 through which the saw 15 is adapted to project and preferably, the table 36 is provided with depending flanges 'I'l extending downwardly from the saw slot E6. The latter has a wide terminal portion to permit of removing the saw 55 from the arbor 72 when desired.

A power member i8 (Figure 1) in the form of an internal combustion engine is mounted on a platform 39 which is supported by depending frame bars 88 having inwardly projecting lower end portions 8| secured as by fastening members 82 to the platform l9. The upper portions of the bars 88 are inclined inwardly as at 83 and then bent in a horizontal position as at 84 for securing as by fastening members 85 to a top plate 88. The plate 86 is secured as by bolts 81 to a flange or plate 88 carried by the frame member 68 (Figure 5).

The motor frame hereinbefore described is adapted to be suspended between the lower V frame members i! and may move horizontally back and forth by movement of the saw supporting frame 88 on the guide members 26 and 21.

In order to provide a means whereby the engine 18 may have the speed thereof 'automatically reduced to an idling speed, I have provided a. Bowden wire 89 (Figure l) which is slidable in the sheath 98 supported by a supporting member 9! fixed to the plate 86 by one of the fastening members 85. The throttle controlling wire 86 is urged to an uppermost position by means of a spring 92 which at its lower end engages the guide member 9| and at its upper end engages a head 99 fixed to the wire 89. Normally the spring 92 is adapted to hold the throttle open in order to have the engine 18 rotate at a full or saw cutting speed. When the carriage or frame 68 is moved along the guide members 28 and 21 to the forward end of the table 36 at which point the cutting operation begins, the speed of the engine 18 is automatically reduced by means of a cam member 94 which is fixed to the fastening member 32. This cam member 94 is constructed in the form of a U-shaped member 95 having one side thereof secured to the bolt 32 and the other side projecting downwardly therefrom. An upwardly inclined throttle engaging element 96 is formed integral with the lower side of the -U- shaped member 95 and is adapted upon engagement of the head 93 therewith to move the throttle controlling member 89 downwardly to operate the engine I8 at an idling speed.

In order to provide a means whereby the operator of this device may be protected from the rotating saw I and also to provide a means whereby the carriage 69 may be moved longitudinally of the slot I8, I have provided a ertically disposed bar 9I provided at its lower end with an elongated slot 98 (Figure 5). The carriage 89 is provided with an ear or extension 99 through which a pair of bolts I99 engage. The bolts I99 engage through the slot 98 and hold the bar 9I in vertically adjusted position. The bar 9I at its upper end is provided with a handle I9I having an extension I92 secured as by fastening members I93 to the upper end of the bar 9I. A looped guard member I04 is secured as by fastening members I95 to the bar 9I at a point'above the table 36 and below the handle WI. The looped member I94 is open at the upper and lower sides thereof and a U-shaped shield or guard member I96 is secured as by fastening members I9I to the looped member I94 and is disposed below the handle I9I so that the operator of the device will not be able to contact with the rotating saw which is positioned within the looped member I94.

In the use and operation of this device, the power member I8 is set in operation and when the carriage 69 and the motor frame 89 are at the forward end of the slot I6, the throttle controlling button 93 will be depressed by the cam member 94 so that the motor or internal combustion engine I8 will be operating at an idling speed. The guide member 49 is adjusted by means of the adjusting bolt 54 so as to position the guide member 48 the desired relation with respect to the saw I5. The angular relation'of the guide member 48 may be adjusted through the adjusting bolt 58 and the nut 59. The material is then placed on the table 36 forwardly of the saw I5. The handle I9I may then be grasped and the saw carriage with the engine I8 may be positioned at the end of the slot 16. The saw I5 may be pulled towards the person, the carriage moving forwardly on the guide members 26 and 21. After the desired out has been made in the material, the saw carriage may be returned to the rear end of the frame whereupon the cam member 94 will again engage the throttle controlling member 93 so as to move the throttle to an idling position.

It will be understood that when the carriage 69 is pulled forwardly the engine I8 will speed up and that a slight pause may be necesary in the movement of the carriage 99 so as to permit the saw I5 to rotate at the desired speed before initially contacting with the material. The engine I8 is provided with a grooved pulley similar to the pulley I4 and a flexible belt I98 engages the driving pulley carried by the engine I8 and the driven pulley I4 mounted on the arbor I2.

The table 36 may be maintained in a horizontal position by lowering the elevating screws 49 so that the rear end of the table 36 will rest on the anglemember 22. However, if it is desired to make a small groove in the material to form a rabbet or for other purposes, the rear end of the table 36 may be raised by the elevating screws 49 so that the saw I5 will project the desired distance through the slot I6 and above the table 36. Where this is done, the saw carriage may be bar 9I and the guide means I94 and I96 may be removed by loosening the bolts I99 and pulling the bar 9I upwardly. It will be understood that the vertical position of the guard means I94 and I98 may be adjusted to the desired degree by means of the bolts I99.

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The vertical bar 9I while supporting the handle IN and the saw guard I94-I96 also constitutes a wood splitting means rearwardly of the saw I5 which will prevent the wood from pinching together after the out has been made and thus binding the saw.

A saw constructed according to this invention may be transported from one point to another by raising the forward end of the frame I9 and moving the entire structure by means of the When the saw is in use, the legs I3 will hold the frame I9 against undue movement. While I have shown an internal combustion engine I8 mounted on the under side of the saw carriage 69, itwill be understood that if desired an electric motor may be substitutedfor the internal combustion engine I8. However, with the use of an. internal combustion engine, the saw structure may be used during the initial construction of a building at which time it frequently happens that no electricity is available for use with electrical appliances. In this manner the -motor operating saw which is operated by the internal combustion engine will be more preferable particularly as the entire saw structure may be transported to any desired point.

What I claim is:

1. A portable saw structure comprising a porthorizontally disposed U-shaped bar spaced above said table and having the ends of the legs thereof fixed to opposite sides of said operator, and a horizontally disposed inverted channel-shaped guard plate having parallel sides fixed at their lower ends to the parallel legs of said bar and extended above the latter.

2. A portable saw structure comprising a portable frame, a table carried by the frame having an elongated saw slot therein, a pair of spaced parallel guide bars arranged below the table inwardly of the inner side of said slot, a horizontally shiftable carriage arranged below said table, a driven saw arbor journaled in and extended from the carriage, a rotatable saw on one end of said arbor operating in said slot, a pair of spaced parallel supporting rollers for and connected to said carriage travelling on one of said guide bars, another supporting roller for the carriage, 

